Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-17

THEY ARE BUYING.-The rise in value
of city property is becoming more marked,
and the activities further quickened each
day. A gentleman, two or three days since.
examined q lot in the northern portion of
the city and told the owner he would take
it at price asked. The next day "a meeting
of the City improvement Association hav-
ing intervened) the owner desired TO have
the sale declared off, and finally paid per
cent. of the value of the lot to have the
sale cancelled. Sacramentans are not only
getting in" on real estate in Sacramento
and vicinity, but also extending their pur-
chases to other points. One of our officials
purchased this week 400 acres near Lin
coin, in Placer county, and is now trying
to capture all the land adjoining. Several
sales were made yesterday east of this city
and others are arranged.
EXPENSIVE LITIGATION The jury in the
case of P. S. Lawson vs.. The Pacific Coast
Fire and Water Proof Paint Company came
into Court yesterday and reported that they
had agreed upon the special issues given
them 10 decide, but not upon the general
issues. So far as it went, their verdict was
in favor of plaintiff, who paid them their
fees for the time they had been engaged
reporters and witnesses fees ETC., added to
the claims of the attorneys will bring the
expenses of the case to a very high figure.
And the matter is not by any means over
with, as the unsettled issues will have to be
decided by Judge Armstrong, who will
hear argument upon them two weeks from
to-day, and following that will probably be
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
PLANTING BLACK BAss.-Fish Commits
sioner Reuter- has gone to Woodland to
superintend the planting of 400 young black
bass in Cache creek. They were obtained
from the San Francisco Spring Valley
Water Company's lake. There is no reason
why the fish should not thrive in the creek,
and why not plant some in Willow Slough,
sixteen miles from Sacramento, on the way
to Woodland. Many fishing parties from
this city have had great sport over there
every year catching perch catfish, ETC., and
it would be delight for the anglers to have
chance to add few of the gamy bass to
their catch. OF course the slough is apt to
overflow during severe winters, but it al
ways remains full of fish nevertheless.
WILL Nor AccEPT.-George w. Chesley,
the well-known merchant of this city, was
some time ago appointed on a committee
with other gentlemen of the interior to
help boom the Mechanics Fair of San
Francisco. A representative of the RECORD
UNION called on Mr.. Chesley yesterday TO
learn if he had accepted and would aid the
San Francisco fair. He replied that he had
received no notice of his appointment, but
should such be the case, he would do moth
ing to belittle or detract from the State Fair
or to aid any opposition to it.
WILL PARTIcIPATE.-At meeting of the
Caledonia Club on Tuesday evening a
number of the members of the club agreed
to go to San Francisco, in compliance with
an invitation from the Caledonians of that
place to Join with them in celebrating Vic
toria's coronation June 21st. The Sacra-
mentans will wear Highland costume, and
while at the Bay will be the guests of the
San Francisco club. The Sacramento club
will leave here on the morning of the 21st
instant.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday the case of James Cousins, charged
with battery, was continued until to-mor-
row, owing TO the absence of defendants
counsel and also of a witness Pat
Hussey for being drunk, was fined 81.
Pat Coyle, who had also been drunk, was
discharged, as il was the first time he had
offended. .....John Hartnett was found
guilty OF petty larceny, il stealing hat,
and fined S..